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November 02, 2009 10:17 AM EST --
National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month (NMAAM) has just ended, and it was such a great experience to reconnect with my fellow Five Moms in person again for our day on Capitol Hill in Washington, . . .
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September 18, 2009 04:36 PM EDT --
The fall sports season is starting up and many families are filling their calendars with carpools, team pictures, and opening day ceremonies. My family loves going to sporting events because it gets us . . .
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August 12, 2009 01:47 PM EDT --
Can you believe it is already August? It seems like only yesterday that our kids were out of school and we were planning our summer vacations. Now, school is starting in a few weeks, and some of . . .
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June 09, 2009 11:28 AM EDT --
Teenagers’ lives are filled with tough decisions, handling outside pressures, and figuring out what type of person to become. While it is impossible to make all the right decisions for your teens . . .
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April 01, 2009 10:57 AM EDT --
One of the reasons we took our fight against cough medicine online was to combat how young kids and teens learn about the abuse from message boards and social networks . We wanted to bring an informed . . .
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February 18, 2009 12:47 PM EST --
In a survey from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America , teens whose parents set zero-tolerance rules about substance abuse were less likely to abuse drugs than their peers. Teens who talk with their . . .
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January 21, 2009 09:31 AM EST --
A study recently appeared in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in which researchers looked at 500 profiles of self-reported 18-year-olds on MySpace. They found some very . . .
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December 18, 2008 08:26 AM EST --
In August, I wrote about the great tools available online at TheAntidrug.com to help you protect your kids online. Monitoring what your children do online is one . . .
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September 30, 2008 08:28 AM EDT --
Since the summer is gone and fall is settling in, you may have to deal with colds sneaking up on your family. As the seasons change, it’s probably more likely that you’ll have over-the-counter medicines . . .
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August 05, 2008 09:12 AM EDT --
The Internet has changed the way we all get information–including our kids. I have two nephews, 16- and 20-year-olds who live with me in California. Like many teens, they enjoy using the Internet to communicate . . .
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June 09, 2008 02:18 PM EDT --
The Internet can be like a coin. On one side, there is a world full of great and useful information. On the flip side, however, there is questionable and sometimes even dangerous information, especially . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:35 AM EDT --
A stove, a knife, a car: these are all things that can be extremely useful when used correctly, and extremely dangerous when used incorrectly. So we spend a lot of time helping our children understand . . .
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May 20, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
Remember when your kids were small? You baby-proofed every corner of every room of your home. Now that your children are older, there are still things you can do in your home to help keep your kids safe. . . .
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May 11, 2008 10:07 AM EDT --
On behalf of Becky, Julie, Christy, and Hilda, I want to wish all the moms who have joined our campaign a very happy Mother's Day. We always say that the strength of Five Moms is the parents around . . .
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May 07, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
When it comes to social networks and teenagers, you may find that your kids have gotten very involved–posting pictures, talking with friends, meeting new people. Tech-savvy teens have become experts . . .
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April 30, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
We have worked together for nearly a year on Five Moms to spread awareness about cough medicine abuse by telling our friends and educating our communities. We have built a great network of parents who . . .
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April 24, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
You've seen the statistics. One in 10 teens—or 2.4 million youth—reports having abused cough medicine. Now, what can you do about it?
Here are two simple things you can do in your own . . .
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April 17, 2008 10:34 AM EDT --
Last week, I took my young nephews and daughter to my hometown of Kansas City, MO, to visit my family during spring break. My mother, who we were staying with, has a really big bathroom, and the kids . . .
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April 14, 2008 10:27 AM EDT --
It's a new month, and that means that we have another outstanding parent to recognize as a Five Moms All-Star ! Please join me in congratulating Amanda Smith of Anna, IL !
Amanda keeps . . .
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April 02, 2008 04:23 PM EDT --
In case you missed it, there was a story during the March 21 st CBS Evening News discussing cough medicine abuse. The piece made a point about how teens access information on the Internet about cough . . .
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